Tuesday, August 11, 2009

An embarrassment of riches...

Hungry for breakfast in my neighborhood?

Just in case you can't get a seat at Cafe Patachou or Petite Chou, Zest, or Taste, Mama Carolla's (zomgbestitalianinindy!) is opening a new brunch joint right next door to their main restaurant called Good Morning Mama's.

Obviously the fact that there are four gourmet breakfast joints in a 1 mile radius with lines out the door every Saturday and Sunday morning means that there is still room in that market niche.

My quandry and paradox regarding all places resembling Broad Ripple (Chicago's Wicker Park & Bucktown, I'm looking at you), where do the locals make their big bucks to support so many nice, posh, and expensive places in such a tight footprint? Where everyone looks like they get dressed from the Salvation Army and can't afford bus fare much less than a $5 latte, but can afford to eat out at a different delightful niche place daily, or so it seems. Heck, I saved up for a week to come to Blogmeet. I'm not knocking, I'm really wondering. It can't be all foreigners from Carmel and the rich burbs coming in.